Lead AI Engineer

About The Role Lead AI Engineer will lead and manage AI Engineering Team, delivering projects from end-to-end: problem statement and conceptualization, proof-of-concept, and participation in the final deployment. The role combines technical leadership, people management, and applied AI Engineering, ensuring AI innovation translates into real educational impact. Key Responsibilities: • Drive the end-to-end delivery of scalable AI and Generative AI features, from initial conceptualization and prototyping through fast, reliable deployment, and continuous monitoring in live learning environments. • Prioritize scalable implementation and efficient deployment strategies on Azure, leveraging CI/CD and MLOps principles. Ensure engineering excellence through rigorous technical reviews, maintaining high code quality and architecture standards. • Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to align AI innovation with user needs and business goals, providing clear communication on project status, risks, and technical decisions. • Guide the AI engineering team in building reusable tools, frameworks, and experimentation pipelines to accelerate future feature launches. • Stay updated on the latest Gen AI trends and technologies, applying findings pragmatically. • Promote a strong innovation culture through mentoring, workshops, and documentation. • Ensure all AI solutions meet safety, privacy, and ethical standards before scale-up. To Be The Right Fit, You'll Need • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related preferred. • 10+ yrs AI/ML engineering or equivalent software engineering background with, 3+ yrs hands-on Gen AI (LLMs, Agents, RAG, diffusion, etc.); Ed-Tech industry experience preferred. • AI/ML Specialty certs (AWS/GCP/Azure) or peer-reviewed publications/patents preferred. • Familiarity with Azure AI Services and Azure AI Foundry preferred. • Proven end-to-end scalable AI applications in production. • MLOps & CI/CD experience. • Fluent English presentation & writing. • Strong Python development expertise with; cloud deployment on Azure/AWS; Usage of AI Coding Agents. • Innovative, creative, and passionate mindset, and willing to learn. • Proven leadership of AI projects or teams. • Fluency in English; Arabic is preferred. What we offer We believe our people are our greatest advantage. We value curiosity, purpose, and the drive to make a real difference. When you join Alef, you join a mission and a team that s just as passionate about transforming education as you are.